Andy Coulson has been found guilty of plotting to hack phones while he was editor of the News of the World, while Rebekah Brooks was cleared of all charges

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been found guilty of conspiring to hack phones with others between 2000 and 2006.

Rebekah Brooks has been cleared of all charges by the jury at the Old Bailey.

Ex-No 10 spin doctor Coulson, 46, is also accused of two counts of conspiring with former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman, 56, to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.

Brooks, 46, faced the same charge over signing off payments to a Sun journalist's "number one military contact" between 2004 and 2012.

A jury of eight women and three men have been considering their verdicts since Wednesday, June 11.

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Former No 10 spin doctor Coulson, who was forced to resign as Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications over the scandal, now faces the possibility of jail following the high-profile trial at the Old Bailey.

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Brooks was overcome by emotion on hearing the verdicts and was taken away by the court matron.

Retired managing editor Stuart Kuttner was also cleared of being part of a conspiracy dating back to 2000 and spanning six years.

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Brooks's former personal assistant Cheryl Carter was cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Brooks's husband Charlie and NI director of security Mark Hanna were also cleared of perverting the course of justice.

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The jury is still considering further charges against Coulson and former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.

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To recap - former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson has been found guilty of plotting to hack phones while he was editor of the News of the World.

The jury is still considering further charges against him and former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.

Ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been cleared of all charges.

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The partial verdicts were delivered on the jury's eighth day of deliberations and the 138th day of the trial.

Coulson, 46, of Charing, Kent, had denied all the charges as had Goodman, 56, of Addlestone, Surrey.

Brooks, 46, was cleared of hacking, misconduct in a public office for allegedly signing off payments to a Sun journalist's "number one military contact" between 2004 and 2012, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and perverting the course of justice.

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Cheryl Carter, 50, of Chelmsford, Essex, was cleared of perverting the course of justice by removing seven boxes from the NI archive just days before she was arrested in 2011.

Racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, 52, of Churchill, Oxfordshire, and Mark Hanna, 51, were cleared of perverting the course of justice around the time of police searches in July 2011.

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Mrs Brooks, dressed in a white blouse, appeared to hold the hand of Ms Carter as she was cleared.

The pair looked at each other supportingly in the dock after the not guilty verdict against Ms Carter was given to the court.

On Mrs Brooks other side was her husband Charlie, who stood with his hands folded in front of him as he was cleared. His wife brushed him comfortingly as the verdict was given, while he stood staring straight ahead.

Coulson, dressed in a dark suit, showed no immediate reaction to the guilty verdict, standing with his hands behind his back and clenching his jaw while looking forward.

A few moments later he took a deep breath in and out.

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Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have now left the Old Bailey.

Greeted by a throng of media, the couple left court holding hands and made no comment as they got into a waiting black cab.

1:27 pm

Prime Minister David Cameron has given a "full and frank apology" for employing Andy Coulson at 10 Downing Street, saying: "It was the wrong decision and I am very clear about that."

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Former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner gave his "enduring thanks" to his legal team as he was cleared of being part of the phone-hacking conspiracy.

Speaking outside the court, he told reporters: "It is clear to me at this point that this is not the moment to make long statements or to go into great detail.

"But what I do want to say is the diligence, the dedication and, perhaps above all, the passion of my lawyers over the last three years has been extraordinary, most remarkable, and it is to them that I owe the huge and enduring thanks for the result, the unanimous verdict of the jury today. Thank you."

2:29 pm

Full details of Prime Minister David Cameron's "full and frank" apology for employing Andy Coulson can be found here.

In a televised interview lasting around three minutes, Mr Cameron said that he apologised "unreservedly" and was "profoundly sorry" for having given Coulson the job as his director of communications.

Mr Cameron walked off camera and left the room without answering the final question from his interviewer, ITV political editor Tom Bradby, who asked: "On a human level do you feel sorry for him?"

3:40 pm

Chancellor George Osborne has echoed David Cameron's apology for recruiting Andy Coulson as Tory spin chief, saying: "We gave him a second chance but, knowing what we now know, it's clear that we made the wrong decision."

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The jury in the phone hacking trial will return tomorrow morning to continue its deliberations on the outstanding charges against Coulson and former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.